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Phone: (603) 428-2344 Is committed to helping all of New England A Quick College’s patrons have fair and equitable FAX : (603) 428-4273 Guide to the access to the library’s materials and resources. Email: [email protected] If you have questions or need assistance with Danforth anything, please do not hesitate to stop by Website: www.nec.edu/library Library or contact us! Consortium Members: Phone: (603) 428-2344 NHCUC: Antioch University New England, Colby-Sawyer College, Community College Email: [email protected] System of NH, Dartmouth College, Franklin Pierce University, Granite State College, Hel- lenic American University, Keene State Col- lege, MA College of Pharmacy & Health Sci- L IBRARY H OURS* ences-Manchester, New England College, Mon.-Thurs. 7:30 am – Midnight New Hampshire Institute of Art, Plymouth State University, Rivier University, Saint An- Friday 7:30 am – 8:00 pm selm College, Southern New Hampshire Uni- Saturday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm versity and University of New Hampshire. Sunday 10:00 am – Midnight GMILCS: Amherst, Bedford, Danforth(NEC), Derry, Goffstown, Hooksett, R EFERENCE H OURS Kelley (Salem), Manchester, West Manches- Mon.-Wed. 8:00 am – 10:00 pm ter, Merrimack, Nesmith (Windham), Teti Enter to discover Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (New Hampshire Institute of Art), and Wadleigh (Milford). what the library Sunday 2:00 pm – 10:00 pm can do for you!

*Please see website for holiday/break hours during winter and summer terms. Last updated 6/23/14 Did you know that M ATERIALS CIRCULATION All materials can be found by searching the Danforth has: B OOKS Library materials are primarily chosen to support Danforth Library Catalog, which is located  Over 100,000 books? online on the library’s web page.  Over 100 periodical subscriptions the college curriculum, and are organized by Library including popular magazines and of Congress Classification System. There are over Most library materials circulate, except for scholarly journals?  Access to over 15,000 more titles, full 100,000 volumes, including the reference and reference materials, certain reserve items, text articles and reference sources online? research collections. special collections, print periodicals and maps.  A thirty seat computer lab, reading rooms and study space? P ERIODICALS Circulation periods are:  Staff members available for classroom The library subscribes to a wide range of newspapers instruction and individual assistance  two weeks for books and CDs. more than 70 hours a week? and scholarly journals, which can be found in the  three days for DVDs and VHS. Considine Periodicals Reading Room. The H. Raymond Danforth Library, located at the heart of the campus, is an inviting space in ELECTRONIC RESOURCES C AN’ T FIND WHAT YOU WANT? Order it through Interlibrary Loan! which to conduct academic research, relax with The library has subscriptions to over thirty important a book, or collaborate on projects. It provides a research databases, which supply students and NEC is a member of GMILCS and NHCUC, creative and supportive learning environment faculty with quick and easy access to a variety of two NH library consortiums, which allow while fulfilling a library’s traditional task of journals, newspapers and literature from around the students to borrow materials from other colleges building a well-rounded collection of resources. world. These resources can be accessed using the and libraries from around the state. The It also enthusiastically supports the college’s library’s workstations or from home using your NEC Danforth Library catalog makes it possible to mission of engaged and critical learning by ID number. search all the GMILCS libraries at one time for materials. Links to NHCUC member library helping to create a student body equipped with N ON-PRINT M ATERIAL the information literacy skills that are needed to Videotapes, CDs and DVDs include music, plays websites can be found at www.nhcuc.org. succeed in modern society. and films, and are available to borrow from the Interlibrary loan requests can be placed using online forms on the library website. The Danforth Library is open almost 100 hours a Circulation Desk. week and has reference staff available to assist In addition, NEC also belongs to the OCLC with searching efficiently, evaluating effectively worldwide network of libraries, which provides and ethically using information. access to many other library collections.